tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6058388781601688178..comments2017-12-06T15:10:29.419-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Obama's PragmatismGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-42843237383516816512008-03-21T17:53:00.000-06:002008-03-21T17:53:00.000-06:00When I contemplate such things, I am fascinated an...When I contemplate such things, I am fascinated and stunned at how powerful abstract systems of ideas, such as Pragmatism -- that most people haven't even heard of -- can so profoundly alter their behavior.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-60700307747294300402008-03-21T17:23:00.000-06:002008-03-21T17:23:00.000-06:00This means that not just those who agree with him ...<I>This means that not just those who agree with him will be influenced by his ideas, but that even some who don't see their full implications and profess disagreement with him will also be under his influence. All, including Obama (whether or not he really feels disagreement with Wright), will put these ideas into practice.</I><BR/><BR/>And then they will stand there amid the wreckage wailing "But I didn't mean THIS! I couldn't possibly have seen this coming! I couldn't help it!"Jim Maynoreply@blogger.com